Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Shaun of the Dead rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 630K votes

Rotten Tomatoes92%

Metacritic76%

TMDb7.542/10· 9K votes

With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 76/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Shaun of the Dead

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

Cast of Shaun of the Dead

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  Simon Pegg

  as Shaun

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  Nick Frost

  as Ed

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  Kate Ashfield

  as Liz

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  Lucy Davis

  as Dianne

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  Dylan Moran

  as David

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  Jessica Hynes

  as Yvonne

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  Penelope Wilton

  as Barbara

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  Bill Nighy

  as Phillip

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  Martin Freeman

  as Declan

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  Matt Lucas

  as Cousin Tom

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  Peter Serafinowicz

  as Pete

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  Rafe Spall

  as Noel

Shaun of the Dead facts

Budget

$6M

Box office

$39.4M

Our take on Shaun of the Dead

Edgar Wright's 2004 horror-comedy drops a zombie apocalypse into the drizzly ordinariness of North London, where a directionless slacker must finally rouse himself when the dead start snacking on the living. The joke is that Shaun barely notices the outbreak at first, his life already so routine that undead shuffling blends into the morning commute. Wright's whip-fast editing and affection for his hapless characters make the carnage funny and, surprisingly, a little moving. It suits viewers who like their horror laced with wit and their comedies with real bite, and who appreciate a film that mocks its genre while clearly loving it. Gore, laughs and heart in equal measure.